Live updates: US-Venezuela oil deal sparks debate; Doug Ford mocks Trump's Lake Ontario renaming
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Comments: by The Hill Staff - 08/30/26 10:58 AM ET Comments: Link copied by The Hill Staff - 08/30/26 10:58 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Sunday mocked President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” saying the move resembled “something out of ‘Saturday Night Live.’”
Ford has traded barbs with the president many times before. But Google Maps on Saturday changed the name to “Lake America” for U.S. users. The news comes amid a trade war between the U.S. and Canada.
Meanwhile, Trump this weekend announced a new deal for the U.S. to acquire majority control of over 65 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, which has prompted a mixed response on the home front.
Senate Democrats slammed the deal, describing the move as putting private profits over the safety of U.S. soldiers. GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno (Ohio) countered by saying it “benefits both countries for generations.”
The president does not have an event on his Sunday public schedule, but a White House pool report noted that he arrived at his golf club in Sterling, Va., earlier in the morning.
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